Jackson Avenue & 47th Road

Jackson Avenue and 47th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Long Island City-Hunters Point, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island City Post Office is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 21 St, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 40 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
21 St
330 feet · 1 min on foot · G
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Jackson Av/11 St · B62
Within a walk
15 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jackson Avenue & 47th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 21 St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 21 St G
    330 feet
    G

Next trains at this station

Court Square
1 line
  1. G …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. G …

Also within a walk

  1. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av 7
    930 feet
    7
  2. Hunters Point Av 7
    990 feet
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jackson Av/11 St, 250 feet away, for the B62.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av/11 St B62
    250 feet
    B62

Next buses at this stop

  1. B62 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jackson Ave & 46 Rd 27 docks in all
    780 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 21st Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 21-10 46th Road Gas station
    760 feet
  2. 22-44 Jackson Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1,150 feet
  3. 45-40 Court Square West Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11101
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Long Island City-Hunters Point
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 59 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 47th Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS DOT NYS DEC MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of 47th Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION MONDAY-FRI DAY 7AM-7PM

North side of Jackson Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Jackson Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 413070 and 422875.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Renaissance Revival, and built between 1902 and 1904.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 museum
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Millie’s World Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bunnyhill LIC Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
  3. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - Chabad of West Queens Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Gersh Academy-Aym School
    980 feet
  2. Birch Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  3. Birch Family - Long Island City Earl School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Notorious LIC Park
    930 feet
  2. Murray Playground
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 46th Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. MoMA PS1 Museum
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of Christ House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. St Mary Church 49 Ave LIC House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Long Island City Post Office Listed historic place
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 258/Ladder 115 Fire station · landmark
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodcellar & Co. Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 places to eat and three food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 47th Road or Jackson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.